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Emily Mooseman warns Clinton County legislators about surge in disposable vapes and waste risks
Summary
At the April 8 Clinton County Legislature meeting, Emily Mooseman of CTIRD told legislators that local collections show a rapid increase in single-use disposable vapes, high nicotine concentrations and devices that often fall outside existing enforcement channels, creating public-health and hazardous-waste challenges.
Emily Mooseman, community engagement coordinator for CTIRD (the Commercial Tobacco Use Reduction Network serving Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties), told the Clinton County Legislature on April 8 that the local retail and product landscape for nicotine has shifted sharply toward single-use disposable vapes and synthetic-nicotine products.
"These products are high nicotine concentration, inexpensive, heavily marketed, and designed for convenience and rapid consumption," Mooseman said. She told legislators her program has…
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